Smiths Group plc Declares Dividend of GBX 13.55 (LON:SMIN)

Smiths Group plc (LON:SMIN) announced a dividend on Tuesday, March 26th, Upcoming.Co.Uk reports. Stockholders of record on Thursday, April 4th will be given a dividend of GBX 13.55 ($0.17) per share on Monday, May 13th. This represents a dividend yield of 0.82%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, April 4th. The official announcement can be viewed at this link.

Smiths Group Stock Down 0.2 %

Shares of LON SMIN opened at GBX 1,651 ($20.86) on Thursday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 27.93, a current ratio of 1.94 and a quick ratio of 1.29. The company has a market capitalization of £5.74 billion, a P/E ratio of 2,624.60, a P/E/G ratio of 0.35 and a beta of 0.65. The company has a 50 day simple moving average of GBX 1,631.93 and a 200-day simple moving average of GBX 1,647.69. Smiths Group has a 1 year low of GBX 1,517.50 ($19.18) and a 1 year high of GBX 1,776.50 ($22.45).

Insider Activity

In other news, insider Karin Hoeing acquired 201 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, February 1st. The stock was acquired at an average cost of GBX 1,622 ($20.50) per share, with a total value of £3,260.22 ($4,120.08). Insiders own 0.62% of the company’s stock.

About Smiths Group

Smiths Group plc operates as a technology company in Americas, Europe, the Asia Pacific, and internationally. It operates through four divisions: John Crane, Smiths Detection, Flex-Tek, and Smiths Interconnect. The John Crane division offers mechanical seals, seal support systems, power transmission couplings, and specialized filtration systems.